What is the rule on red meat? Medium-well??

Happycouple · August 2011

Dh has a gift card to a nice seakhouse. I want to get my meat medium, but am remembering there should be no red/pink...right? Is it ok to eat slightly pink/ red meat? thx

java2150 · August 2011

Most reading I have done says "Well" is the only why to eat it during pregnancy. Personally, I believe that if the product is coming from a well established/trusted restraunt then you should order it as you prefer.

Depending on the cut, I have been ordering either medium or medium rare.

laurynfaerie · August 2011

I'm not big on most of the "rules" I've been eating my steak meduim rare all along.

So sue me.

CA2006 · August 2011

Steaks can be eaten any way except rare. As long as the outside is cooked, the potential for EColi is gone. This is b/c any cutting done that can contaminate the meat would only be able to contaminate the outside (as the inside is untouched)Ground beef is a different story. B/C it's ground up, you have to cook it all the way through to cut your risk. I like my steaks medium rare and have been eating them that way all pregnancy. Did with my last one, too. Enjoy!

Nanner22 · August 2011

laurynfaerie:

I'm not big on most of the "rules" I've been eating my steak meduim rare all along.

So sue me.

This is me exactly!!

And if you are going to a nice steakhouse I wouldn't worry about the food having been sitting out or stored at improper temperatures. I'd enjoy your medium steak!

Then again I'm one of the opinion that if you're eating a steak well done you might as well be eating beef jerkey.

jenb_99 · August 2011

laurynfaerie:
I'm not big on most of the "rules" I've been eating my steak meduim rare all along.

So sue me.

Ditto. Medium or medium-rare. Sorry, kid, but Mommy doesn't eat shoe leather.

sytom · August 2011

java2150:
Most reading I have done says "Well" is the only why to eat it during pregnancy. Personally, I believe that if the product is coming from a well established/trusted restraunt then you should order it as you prefer.

Depending on the cut, I have been ordering either medium or medium rare.

This, but I would skip the tartare.

kg_08 · August 2011

I'd eat it medium, but I also ate cold lunch meat too.

ellewoodsSC · August 2011

It's not just E. coli you have to worry about. Undercooked steak does put you at risk for toxoplasmosis, the disease that people often associate with owning a cat. Cattle grazing on toxo-contaminated pastures/feed can have the parasitic cysts embedded in the muscle tissue. According to USDA, meat should be cooked to min internal temp of 145 F to eliminate the possibility of transmission. Not exactly sure how precisely that translates to doneness, but I think that means at least a medium, so a little pink is ok.

mabma80 · August 2011

You can eat it however. I just happen to like my steak well-done cause I can't stand any pink. I've had friends who were preggers and they never altered how they ate their steaks.

jntaylor11 · August 2011

Personally, if it's cheap meat like a burger or ground meat then I go w/well or medium well, but if it's a reputable steak house with good cuts I take the chance and order it medium, I don't want to ruin a perfectly good cut of meat...;)

RadicalDreamer143 · August 2011

jntaylor11:
Personally, if it's cheap meat like a burger or ground meat then I go w/well or medium well, but if it's a reputable steak house with good cuts I take the chance and order it medium, I don't want to ruin a perfectly good cut of meat...;)

I order anything with ground beef medium well, pregnant or not. Both times I've gotten food poisoning, it was due to a medium burger.

That said, I eat sushi while pregnant - I say don't ruin your steak, order it medium/medium-rare.

CurbsideProphet · August 2011

Typically I order my steak medium but have been ordering it medium well while pregnant.

If it is something like ground beef, I would want it well done. However I try not to eat ground beef so this does not come up too often.

jeanniez · August 2011

My Dr told me even rare is fine. If you get sick, the 'big' risk is dehydration. You might need an IV of fluids but there is really no risk to fetus. Anything else is so uncommon that you would be paranoid to worry about it. Same with cold deli meat. I have eaten both through out my pregnancy. But it's up to you and your Dr. Do what makes you comfortable.

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